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The Ossuary of James, Brother of Jesus
 
Ossuary of James, Brother of Jesus
A bone box with the name of "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" inscribed on the side. Could this be the James, the brother of the Jesus?
 
Bibliography
 
Bauckham, Richard.  "Traditions about the Tomb of James the Brother of Jesus."  In Poussières de christianisme et de judaïsme antiques: Études réunies en l'honneur de Jean-Daniel Kaestli et Eric Junod (ed. Albert Frey and Rémi Gounelle; Publications de l'Institut romand des sciences bibliques 5; Lausanne: Zèbre, 2007) 61-77.
 
Evans, Craig A.  "A Fishing Boat, a House, and an Ossuary: What Can We Learn from the Artifacts?"  In The Missions of James, Peter, and Paul: Tensions in Early Christianity (ed. Bruce D. Chilton and Craig A. Evans; Novum Testamentum Sup 115; Boston: Brill, 2005) 211-31.  Republished in Jesus and the Remains of His Day: Studies in Jesus and the Evidence of Material Culure (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 2015).
 
 
Keall, Edward J.  "Brother of Jesus Ossuary: New Tests Bolster Case for Authenticity."  Biblical Archaeology Review 29:4 (2003) 52-5, 70.
 
Lemaire, André.  "Burial Box of James the Brother of Jesus: Earliest Archaeological Evidence of Jesus Found in Jerusalem."  Biblical Archaeology Review 28:6 (2002) 24-33, 70.
 
--------.  "The 'James Ossuary on Trial': A Short Rejoinder."  Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society 22 (2004) 35-6.
 
Magness, Jodi.  "Ossuaries and the Burials of Jesus and James."  Journal of Biblical Literature 124:1 (2005) 121-54.
 
Puech, Émile.  "James the Just, or Just James? The 'James Ossuary' on Trial."  Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society 21 (2003) 45-53.
 
Various.  "Ossuary Update: The Storm over the Bone Box." Includes Uzi Dahari, "Summary Report: Of the Examining Committees for the James Ossuary and Yehoash Inscription" (pp. 27-31) and several responses from BAR Staff: "Observations on the IAA's Summary Report" (pp. 32-3), "Is Oded Golan a Forger?" (pp. 34-37), "Golan Arrested—Then Released" (p. 36), and "Paleography—An Uncertain Tool in Forgery Detection."  Biblical Archaeology Review 29:5 (2003) 26-38.
 
--------.  "Update: Finds or Fakes?"  Includes Shimon Gibson, "A Lost Cause: A Response from Shimon Gibson on the James Ossuary Inscription" (pp. 55-8) and several responses from BAR Staff.  Biblical Archaeology Review 30:6 (2004) 52-9.
 
 
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